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arxiv: 1106.0375 · v2 · pith:XVKKVQQZnew · submitted 2011-06-02 · ✦ hep-ph · hep-ex

Constraints on exotic lepton doublets with minimal coupling to the standard model

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keywords doubletsexoticconstraintscouplingleptonleptonsminimalmodel
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We investigate the consequences of introducing a set of exotic doublet leptons which couple to the standard model leptons in a minimal way. Through these additional gauge invariant and renormalizable coupling terms, new sources of tree-level flavor changing currents are induced via mixing. In this work, we derive constraints on the parameters that govern the couplings to the exotic doublets by invoking the current low-energy experimental data on processes such as leptonic Z decays, $\ell \rightarrow 3 \ell'$, $\ell \rightarrow \ell' \gamma$, and $\mu$-$e$ conversion in atomic nuclei. Moreover, we have analyzed the role these doublets play on the lepton anomalous magnetic moments, and found that their contribution is negligible.

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